"unease" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-unease.ogg [US]
Etymology: From Middle English unese, equivalent to un- + ease. Compare disease. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unese}} Middle English unese, {{af|en|un-|ease|id1=negative}} un- + ease, {{m|en|disease}} disease Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unease (uncountable)
  1. Trouble; misery; a feeling of disquiet or concern. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: disease, dis-ease, uneasiness Related terms: uneasy Translations (a feeling of disquiet or concern): anacair [feminine] (Irish), anbhuain [feminine] (Irish), inquietudine (Italian), inquietude [feminine] (Portuguese), inquietud [feminine] (Spanish), desasosiego [masculine] (Spanish), malestar [masculine] (Spanish), desazón (Spanish), zozobra [feminine] (Spanish), intranquilidad [feminine] (Spanish), olust (Swedish), obehag (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-unease-en-noun-ap3E3qTK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative), English terms prefixed with un- (reversive) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (reversive): 75 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Audio: en-us-unease.ogg [US] Forms: uneases [present, singular, third-person], uneasing [participle, present], uneased [participle, past], uneased [past]
Etymology: From Middle English unesen, equivalent to un- + ease. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unesen}} Middle English unesen, {{af|en|un-|ease|id1=reversive}} un- + ease Head templates: {{en-verb}} unease (third-person singular simple present uneases, present participle uneasing, simple past and past participle uneased)
  1. (transitive) To make uneasy or uncomfortable Tags: transitive Derived forms: uneased
    Sense id: en-unease-en-verb-fy2HfD4J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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